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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1947-04-03

The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1947-04-03 page 1

The Amherst Mews-Times 49 VOL XIX, NO. 14 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1947 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD F7?v (fete! ion in WW fn fr n fr fFS TO Churches Plan METHODI8T Edgar B. Smith 9:45 a.m. Church school, Mr. Ray Hearn, supt. Lesson: "The Risen Lord and His Disciples." 11 a.m. Morning Worship. Sermon by pastor. Theme: "He Is Not Here!" Saturday, April 5, the Amherst W.S.C.S. will meet at the church for cleaning. "Sunrise service 6:30 a.m. at the South Amherst Methodist church. SOUTH AMHERST METHODI8T 4, 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service. This is a Union service. The public is invited. j.5 a m Morning Worship. Sermon by pastor. Theme: "He is Not Here!" 11 a.m. Church school, Mr. Elmer Harris, supt. Lesson: "The Risen Lord and His Disciples." 8T. PETER'S EVANGELICAL Rev. J. H. Bollens i 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Easter Worship Service. The Sacrament of Holy communion will be administered at both services. The choir will offer anthems and special music at both services. APRIL 9, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Philathea class meeting; 10, Thursday, 2 p.m. Circles 2 and 4 meet; 11, Friday, 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal; 12, Saturday, 10 a.m. Confirmation class; 13, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship service. f FIRST EVANGELICAL UNITED-BRETHREN Rev. C. C. Vandersall This Friday 1:30 to 3:00, Union Good Friday service in the Evangelical and Reformed church. Easter Sunday 6:30 a.m. Sunrise service; 8 a.m. Easter breakfast, planned by the young people. 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, C. J. Springer in charge. 10:30 a.m. morning, worship. Children will be presented for baptism. Mem bers will be received into the church. Boxes which have been in use for the period of Lent, will be brought in to apply toward the goal set for the Lenten offering. . Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Midweek ' service. "Lack of Interest" Blamed for Poor Attendance at Auxiliary Auction Sale "General lack of interest in im-provement of the Amherst hos-' pital" was blamed by Hospital .Auxiliary members for the poor attendance at the auction sale sponsored by the group at the school house on Wednesday of this week. In spite of the number and variety of items offered, only $200 ( was realized from the sale of all the articles. Many items were disposed of on a single bid of 50 cents of $1. Even new articles were sold for approximately one-fourth of the list price. Proceeds of the sale will be used by the Auxiliary to purchase needed supplies and equipment , for the hospital. Easter Seal Sale Reaches $900 Mark R. R. Wasem, chairman, reported this week that total sales of Easter seals to date has reached almost $900. This Is the last week of the sale, the drive officially closing 8T. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Roland C. Bosse Maundy Thursday, April 3rd, German Communion service at 7:30 p.m. Good Friday, April 4, Good Friday service with celebration of Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. Sermon topic: "Why did Christ Die?" Easter Day, Easter worship service with celebration of Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Special music. No Sunday school. German Easter service 10 a.m. Sermon topic: "The Power of His Resurrection."CONGREGATIONAL Rev. W. Heber Q'Hara We shall observe a special service of Communion on this Thursday evening promptly at 7:45. The choir will sing "In Remembrance" by Lorenz. Our union Good Friday service will be held at St. Peter's church from 1:30 to 3 o'clock. The Easter Sunrise Service of Praise and Candlelighting will be gin at 6 o'clock The choir will sing "Christ Arose." Sunday School at 9:30. Easter Worship service at 10:45. Sermon subject: "The Message of Easter." Choir selections, "He Stood Amid the Lilies" by Wilson, and "Hallelujah to the King" by Salathiel. 8T. JOSEPH'S Rev. Fr. James H. 8mlth Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Holy Hour. Friday 8 a.m. Mass of the Pre- sanctified: Veneration of the Cross. 2:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross; 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross. Saturday 7 'a.m. Blessing of Paschal Candle and Baptismal Font; 8:15 a.m. High Mass. Sunday Masses 6, 8, and 10 (high). Sermon topic: "The Resurrection."Easter is the feast of Peace. After He arose from the dead He said to His apostles "Peace be to you." May we, on this great feast of Peace, lift up our hearts and minds to the Prince of Peace, beseeching Him to enlighten the minds of the leaders of the world and to soften their hearts that they may lead us out of the depths of cruelty and hatred, which have engulfed so many millions, and may lead us to the heights of justice, mercy and love, which brings forth Peace. Merchants Name Croup's Directors Directors were named as retail merchants met at the Lorain County Savings and Trust company on Monday evening to complete plans for organizing their own group. In addition to Leo Bahl, who was named a week ago to act as chairman, the following have been elected: Clarence Kern, Walter Mischka, Mildred Zilch Winemil-ler, Tom Finegan, Mary Edwards, Ralph Prittie, Roy Berrington, and Alfred Flowers. . The group spent some time in further discussion of means of persuading people of this community to shp first in Amherst. on Easter Sunday. A goal of $1000 had been set up by the committee consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Wasem, Mr. and Mrs. James Nabakowski, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Earl. Special All Local To Have Special Good Friday Service Special Good Friday services will be held in all local churches tomorrow, with five churches holding services in the afternoon. Union services of the four con-1 gregations of the Ministerial as- sociation will be held at 1:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church. Pastors of the four churches will discuss the seven words oi unrist on me Cross, with special music completing the program. Cooperating are the congregations of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed, the First Evangelical United Brethren, the Congregational, and the Methodist churches. St. Joseph's Catholic church will hold Mass at 8 a.m. with stations of the cross at 2:15 and again at 7:30 p.m. " St. Paul's Lutheran church will hold Good Friday services with Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. The Amherst Foursquare Gospel church will hold a special candle light communion service at 7:45 in the evening. In addition to the union ser- Annual Band (5 4" It Ji In the top picture Is shown the entire Amherst band, which will present Its annual spring concert next Thursday evening. 8hown in the lower picture Is Watkin P. Jones, Instrumental Instructor at Amherst high school. Easter Churches , ' i m 1 fl j WetiriCn DUVS Depot Building S. G. Wettrich, Church street, has bought the old railroad depot, according to an announcement this week by H. E. Nuhn, local New York Centra) agent. . . With discontinuance of railroad passenger service here, the sta tion was offered for sale several weeks ago Wettrch stated this week that the building would be dismantled in the near future and the lumber used for bulding homes in the cqmmunity. vices in the afternoon, St. Peter's will hold a special German communion service at 10 a.m. Concert Next Thursday Night kataj KV . W' r V i it Marches, overtures, and specialty numbers are on tap for next Thursday evening, April 10, as the Amherst band presents its fifth annual spring concert at the high school auditorium under the direction of Watkin P. Jones, instrumental instructor. Sponsored by the Band Mothers club, the concert annually attracts considerable attention and usually attracts a capacity crowd. Included on the program, which starts at 8 p.m., are: Star Spangled Banner; Grant Us to Do With Zeal, a chorale by Bach; Stepping Along March, Robert Meesig, student conductor; Horizon Overture; Phantom Trumpeteers, a tone poem; Lady of Spain; Atlantis Suite; A Bedtime Story, or Dangerous Dan McGrew with Effects, novelty; Caribbean Fantasy; and Blazing the Trail March. STORY HOUR For the children's story hour at Amherst public library Saturday afternoon Mrs. Powers will tell the story of "Bud and Little Cousin," "The Adventure of Hungry Roger" and "Sandros Plays a Joke." Services Stores to Close For Good Friday Services All local stores and business houses will close from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) because of the special Good Friday services being held by congregations of five local churches. County Council To Meet Here The Lorain County Council of Parents and Teachers will come to Amherst for a meeting on April 23, at the high school, it was announced by Mrs. Harold Moore, president of the county council. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. George Rosen- kranz and Mrs.' Edward Menz were in Elyria Tuesday evening when 15 members of the council met in the office of the county superintendent of schools, C. A. Gibbons, to draft plans for the April meeting, which will be the "Educational" meeting with teach ers conducting the evening session and the P.T.A. the afternoon ses sion. Supper will be served by the ladies society of the First Evangelical - United Brethren church, Anyone wishing to attend the supper may make their reserva ( tion by calling Mrs. Edward Menz not later than April 19. ho l-r Easter Pageant Will Be Given Sunday Evening An Easter pageant, "Makers of the Cross," will be presented Sunday evening at 7:45 at the high school auditorium by members of the Amherst Foursquare church. Those taking an active part in the play are: Joseph of Arima-thea, Oscar Klingenmeier; Judith, his wife, Mrs. Oscar Klingenmeier; carpenter, Otto Bach; daughter, Rheba Klingenmeier; guards, Fred Klingenmeier, Eldar Boyter; angel, Charlene Becker; women at the tomb, Mrs. Gawne, Mrs. P. Pritchett, Mrs.- B. Marlowe, Mrs. A. Boytar; Nicodemus, William Baucom; friend, Denver Jewell . The play, which is open to the public without charge, is under the direction of Mrs. D. E. Buser Hope To Reach $2,000 When All Captains Report Contributions totalling $ 1 ,888, with a few captains from Amherst yet to report, have been received by workers in Amherst, South Amherst, Brownhelm, andVer-milion-onthe-Lake in the annual Red Cross Roll Call, which ended on Monday of this week. Paul Pikey New Village Policeman; Wenrich Resigns The appointment of Paul Pikey to a probationary period as policeman for the village was approved by village council at its regular meeting on Tuesday evening of this week. Pikey's appointment followed the resignation of Carl Wenrich from the position which he had held since last November, leaving the first of this month to accept a position at the new General Motors plant in Elyria. Under state statutes, Pikey must serve a probationary period of six months before the appointment can become permanent. Other business transacted by council included a report on the Public Utilities Commission hear' ing in Columbus on the dispute over rates between the village council and the Amherst Water Works, reports on streets and sidewalks, and other routine business.It was reported that the hearing on the water rate case had been continued until April 21, with no decisions rendered. Laddie Mitiska Is Guest Speaker At Rotary Club Laddie Mitiska, North Main St., was guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Amherst Rotary club at the Methodist church on Monday noon of this week. I Talking on "Trees for the City," 'Mitiska listed most of the vari-ieties of trees that are set out in itown for shade and beauty and i gave a few of the good and bad ,' points of each. He also suggested that in setting out trees, tests have shown that better results are obtained with wider spacing of trees along the streets in order that each tree- might obtain its maximum growth without crowding. He also pointed out that in planting more than one tree it is always wise to plant more than one variety so that disease or insects would not wipe out all the trees at one time. Guests of the club were Jack Earl, Amherst; Roger Shaw and Al Schlesinger, Oberlin; P. B. Lo renz, Cuyahoga Falls; and Harry Hewitt and Ben Hindman, Elyria. Boy Scouts Plan For Paper Drive The next paper drive following the one put on this week by the Cub Scouts, has been set by the local Boy Scout troop for Saturday, April 26. The drive will be conducted under the direction of Henry Sharp Jr., scoutmaster, so that boys in the troop may purchase additional uniforms before Mem orial Day. RETURNS FROM ARKANSAS Bob Hubbard returned Sunday from Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he and Mrs. Hubbard were called by the illness of Mrs. A, Although no quota was set for the Amherst branch of the Red Cross, which is a part of the Lorain chapter, the local committee had tentatively set $2000 as the goal here. Directors of the drive feel that the goal will be reached with the additional reports yet to come in. In charge of the drive here have been Mrs. Charles Kendeigh and Dr. R. J. Mulford. Included in the total amount contributed was $363 from South Amherst, $304 from Brownhelm, and $36 fromVermilion-on-the-Lake. All of these are complete returns with the drive all cleaned up in those localities. Response Slow In Drive For X-Rays Response in the drive for one hundred adults to have chest X-rsys taken Thursday, April 24, has been very slow, and the time has been extended for registering, according to Ben Hindman, executive director of the Lorain County Tuberculosis Association. High school students will be X-rayed free in the afternoon of the 24th, with adults in the evening. ' Anyone wishing to register for the X-rays, at one dollar each, may call Mr. Hindman, 460, Mrs. George Rosenkranz, 5654, or the News-Times office, 471. To date, about fifty-five have signed up for this service, counting all teachers, nurses, and others. Mr. Hindman again emphasized the importance of the X-ray in detecting the disease in its early stages. He added "Most of the patients now at the Sanitori-um are those who considered themselves in good health. Tuberculosis can affect the athlete as well as the office worker. It is no respecter of persons." Mr. Hindman stated that the fight against tuberculosis has been waged for forty years. In the early 1900's, the death rate for T. B. in the United States was 209 in 100,00. At the present time it is about 40 in 100,000, while in Lorain County, the figure has dropped to 25 in 100,000. As proof of the statement .that the dread disease is no respecter of persons, the following "Famous T. B.'s" are listed, according to the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Texas, and the Esx Mountain Sanatorium, Verona, New Jersey. Tolstoy, Stalin, Harold Stassen, Edouard Herriot, Dr. Norman Bethune, Pope Pius XII, Rossetti, Casanova, Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward, Al Jolson, Anna Pavlova, Mozart, Grieg, Alexander Graham Bell, Mme. Curie, Debussy, H. G. Wells, Dr. Paul Ehr- lich, Paul Dunbar, Henry Morgen- thau Jr., Ring Lardner, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jay Gould, John N. Gar ner, Heinrich Heine, Simon Bolivar, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Anton Checkhov, Napoleon, Eugene O'Neill, Pagagini, U. S. Grant, Maxim Gorky, Roger W. Babson, Cecil Rhodes, Thoreau, Dostoievsky, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Browning, Balzac, Von Weber, Moliere, Shelley, Schiller, Washington Irving, Keats, Artemus Ward, Robert L. Stevenson, and Frederic Chopin. Nabakowski who is confined to-a hospital there. Mrs. Nabakowski is reported Improving.

The Amherst Mews-Times 49 VOL XIX, NO. 14 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1947 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD F7?v (fete! ion in WW fn fr n fr fFS TO Churches Plan METHODI8T Edgar B. Smith 9:45 a.m. Church school, Mr. Ray Hearn, supt. Lesson: "The Risen Lord and His Disciples." 11 a.m. Morning Worship. Sermon by pastor. Theme: "He Is Not Here!" Saturday, April 5, the Amherst W.S.C.S. will meet at the church for cleaning. "Sunrise service 6:30 a.m. at the South Amherst Methodist church. SOUTH AMHERST METHODI8T 4, 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service. This is a Union service. The public is invited. j.5 a m Morning Worship. Sermon by pastor. Theme: "He is Not Here!" 11 a.m. Church school, Mr. Elmer Harris, supt. Lesson: "The Risen Lord and His Disciples." 8T. PETER'S EVANGELICAL Rev. J. H. Bollens i 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. 10:30 a.m. Easter Worship Service. The Sacrament of Holy communion will be administered at both services. The choir will offer anthems and special music at both services. APRIL 9, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Philathea class meeting; 10, Thursday, 2 p.m. Circles 2 and 4 meet; 11, Friday, 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal; 12, Saturday, 10 a.m. Confirmation class; 13, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship service. f FIRST EVANGELICAL UNITED-BRETHREN Rev. C. C. Vandersall This Friday 1:30 to 3:00, Union Good Friday service in the Evangelical and Reformed church. Easter Sunday 6:30 a.m. Sunrise service; 8 a.m. Easter breakfast, planned by the young people. 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, C. J. Springer in charge. 10:30 a.m. morning, worship. Children will be presented for baptism. Mem bers will be received into the church. Boxes which have been in use for the period of Lent, will be brought in to apply toward the goal set for the Lenten offering. . Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Midweek ' service. "Lack of Interest" Blamed for Poor Attendance at Auxiliary Auction Sale "General lack of interest in im-provement of the Amherst hos-' pital" was blamed by Hospital .Auxiliary members for the poor attendance at the auction sale sponsored by the group at the school house on Wednesday of this week. In spite of the number and variety of items offered, only $200 ( was realized from the sale of all the articles. Many items were disposed of on a single bid of 50 cents of $1. Even new articles were sold for approximately one-fourth of the list price. Proceeds of the sale will be used by the Auxiliary to purchase needed supplies and equipment , for the hospital. Easter Seal Sale Reaches $900 Mark R. R. Wasem, chairman, reported this week that total sales of Easter seals to date has reached almost $900. This Is the last week of the sale, the drive officially closing 8T. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Roland C. Bosse Maundy Thursday, April 3rd, German Communion service at 7:30 p.m. Good Friday, April 4, Good Friday service with celebration of Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. Sermon topic: "Why did Christ Die?" Easter Day, Easter worship service with celebration of Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Special music. No Sunday school. German Easter service 10 a.m. Sermon topic: "The Power of His Resurrection."CONGREGATIONAL Rev. W. Heber Q'Hara We shall observe a special service of Communion on this Thursday evening promptly at 7:45. The choir will sing "In Remembrance" by Lorenz. Our union Good Friday service will be held at St. Peter's church from 1:30 to 3 o'clock. The Easter Sunrise Service of Praise and Candlelighting will be gin at 6 o'clock The choir will sing "Christ Arose." Sunday School at 9:30. Easter Worship service at 10:45. Sermon subject: "The Message of Easter." Choir selections, "He Stood Amid the Lilies" by Wilson, and "Hallelujah to the King" by Salathiel. 8T. JOSEPH'S Rev. Fr. James H. 8mlth Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Holy Hour. Friday 8 a.m. Mass of the Pre- sanctified: Veneration of the Cross. 2:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross; 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross. Saturday 7 'a.m. Blessing of Paschal Candle and Baptismal Font; 8:15 a.m. High Mass. Sunday Masses 6, 8, and 10 (high). Sermon topic: "The Resurrection."Easter is the feast of Peace. After He arose from the dead He said to His apostles "Peace be to you." May we, on this great feast of Peace, lift up our hearts and minds to the Prince of Peace, beseeching Him to enlighten the minds of the leaders of the world and to soften their hearts that they may lead us out of the depths of cruelty and hatred, which have engulfed so many millions, and may lead us to the heights of justice, mercy and love, which brings forth Peace. Merchants Name Croup's Directors Directors were named as retail merchants met at the Lorain County Savings and Trust company on Monday evening to complete plans for organizing their own group. In addition to Leo Bahl, who was named a week ago to act as chairman, the following have been elected: Clarence Kern, Walter Mischka, Mildred Zilch Winemil-ler, Tom Finegan, Mary Edwards, Ralph Prittie, Roy Berrington, and Alfred Flowers. . The group spent some time in further discussion of means of persuading people of this community to shp first in Amherst. on Easter Sunday. A goal of $1000 had been set up by the committee consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Wasem, Mr. and Mrs. James Nabakowski, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Earl. Special All Local To Have Special Good Friday Service Special Good Friday services will be held in all local churches tomorrow, with five churches holding services in the afternoon. Union services of the four con-1 gregations of the Ministerial as- sociation will be held at 1:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church. Pastors of the four churches will discuss the seven words oi unrist on me Cross, with special music completing the program. Cooperating are the congregations of St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed, the First Evangelical United Brethren, the Congregational, and the Methodist churches. St. Joseph's Catholic church will hold Mass at 8 a.m. with stations of the cross at 2:15 and again at 7:30 p.m. " St. Paul's Lutheran church will hold Good Friday services with Holy Communion at 7:30 p.m. The Amherst Foursquare Gospel church will hold a special candle light communion service at 7:45 in the evening. In addition to the union ser- Annual Band (5 4" It Ji In the top picture Is shown the entire Amherst band, which will present Its annual spring concert next Thursday evening. 8hown in the lower picture Is Watkin P. Jones, Instrumental Instructor at Amherst high school. Easter Churches , ' i m 1 fl j WetiriCn DUVS Depot Building S. G. Wettrich, Church street, has bought the old railroad depot, according to an announcement this week by H. E. Nuhn, local New York Centra) agent. . . With discontinuance of railroad passenger service here, the sta tion was offered for sale several weeks ago Wettrch stated this week that the building would be dismantled in the near future and the lumber used for bulding homes in the cqmmunity. vices in the afternoon, St. Peter's will hold a special German communion service at 10 a.m. Concert Next Thursday Night kataj KV . W' r V i it Marches, overtures, and specialty numbers are on tap for next Thursday evening, April 10, as the Amherst band presents its fifth annual spring concert at the high school auditorium under the direction of Watkin P. Jones, instrumental instructor. Sponsored by the Band Mothers club, the concert annually attracts considerable attention and usually attracts a capacity crowd. Included on the program, which starts at 8 p.m., are: Star Spangled Banner; Grant Us to Do With Zeal, a chorale by Bach; Stepping Along March, Robert Meesig, student conductor; Horizon Overture; Phantom Trumpeteers, a tone poem; Lady of Spain; Atlantis Suite; A Bedtime Story, or Dangerous Dan McGrew with Effects, novelty; Caribbean Fantasy; and Blazing the Trail March. STORY HOUR For the children's story hour at Amherst public library Saturday afternoon Mrs. Powers will tell the story of "Bud and Little Cousin," "The Adventure of Hungry Roger" and "Sandros Plays a Joke." Services Stores to Close For Good Friday Services All local stores and business houses will close from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) because of the special Good Friday services being held by congregations of five local churches. County Council To Meet Here The Lorain County Council of Parents and Teachers will come to Amherst for a meeting on April 23, at the high school, it was announced by Mrs. Harold Moore, president of the county council. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. George Rosen- kranz and Mrs.' Edward Menz were in Elyria Tuesday evening when 15 members of the council met in the office of the county superintendent of schools, C. A. Gibbons, to draft plans for the April meeting, which will be the "Educational" meeting with teach ers conducting the evening session and the P.T.A. the afternoon ses sion. Supper will be served by the ladies society of the First Evangelical - United Brethren church, Anyone wishing to attend the supper may make their reserva ( tion by calling Mrs. Edward Menz not later than April 19. ho l-r Easter Pageant Will Be Given Sunday Evening An Easter pageant, "Makers of the Cross," will be presented Sunday evening at 7:45 at the high school auditorium by members of the Amherst Foursquare church. Those taking an active part in the play are: Joseph of Arima-thea, Oscar Klingenmeier; Judith, his wife, Mrs. Oscar Klingenmeier; carpenter, Otto Bach; daughter, Rheba Klingenmeier; guards, Fred Klingenmeier, Eldar Boyter; angel, Charlene Becker; women at the tomb, Mrs. Gawne, Mrs. P. Pritchett, Mrs.- B. Marlowe, Mrs. A. Boytar; Nicodemus, William Baucom; friend, Denver Jewell . The play, which is open to the public without charge, is under the direction of Mrs. D. E. Buser Hope To Reach $2,000 When All Captains Report Contributions totalling $ 1 ,888, with a few captains from Amherst yet to report, have been received by workers in Amherst, South Amherst, Brownhelm, andVer-milion-onthe-Lake in the annual Red Cross Roll Call, which ended on Monday of this week. Paul Pikey New Village Policeman; Wenrich Resigns The appointment of Paul Pikey to a probationary period as policeman for the village was approved by village council at its regular meeting on Tuesday evening of this week. Pikey's appointment followed the resignation of Carl Wenrich from the position which he had held since last November, leaving the first of this month to accept a position at the new General Motors plant in Elyria. Under state statutes, Pikey must serve a probationary period of six months before the appointment can become permanent. Other business transacted by council included a report on the Public Utilities Commission hear' ing in Columbus on the dispute over rates between the village council and the Amherst Water Works, reports on streets and sidewalks, and other routine business.It was reported that the hearing on the water rate case had been continued until April 21, with no decisions rendered. Laddie Mitiska Is Guest Speaker At Rotary Club Laddie Mitiska, North Main St., was guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Amherst Rotary club at the Methodist church on Monday noon of this week. I Talking on "Trees for the City," 'Mitiska listed most of the vari-ieties of trees that are set out in itown for shade and beauty and i gave a few of the good and bad ,' points of each. He also suggested that in setting out trees, tests have shown that better results are obtained with wider spacing of trees along the streets in order that each tree- might obtain its maximum growth without crowding. He also pointed out that in planting more than one tree it is always wise to plant more than one variety so that disease or insects would not wipe out all the trees at one time. Guests of the club were Jack Earl, Amherst; Roger Shaw and Al Schlesinger, Oberlin; P. B. Lo renz, Cuyahoga Falls; and Harry Hewitt and Ben Hindman, Elyria. Boy Scouts Plan For Paper Drive The next paper drive following the one put on this week by the Cub Scouts, has been set by the local Boy Scout troop for Saturday, April 26. The drive will be conducted under the direction of Henry Sharp Jr., scoutmaster, so that boys in the troop may purchase additional uniforms before Mem orial Day. RETURNS FROM ARKANSAS Bob Hubbard returned Sunday from Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he and Mrs. Hubbard were called by the illness of Mrs. A, Although no quota was set for the Amherst branch of the Red Cross, which is a part of the Lorain chapter, the local committee had tentatively set $2000 as the goal here. Directors of the drive feel that the goal will be reached with the additional reports yet to come in. In charge of the drive here have been Mrs. Charles Kendeigh and Dr. R. J. Mulford. Included in the total amount contributed was $363 from South Amherst, $304 from Brownhelm, and $36 fromVermilion-on-the-Lake. All of these are complete returns with the drive all cleaned up in those localities. Response Slow In Drive For X-Rays Response in the drive for one hundred adults to have chest X-rsys taken Thursday, April 24, has been very slow, and the time has been extended for registering, according to Ben Hindman, executive director of the Lorain County Tuberculosis Association. High school students will be X-rayed free in the afternoon of the 24th, with adults in the evening. ' Anyone wishing to register for the X-rays, at one dollar each, may call Mr. Hindman, 460, Mrs. George Rosenkranz, 5654, or the News-Times office, 471. To date, about fifty-five have signed up for this service, counting all teachers, nurses, and others. Mr. Hindman again emphasized the importance of the X-ray in detecting the disease in its early stages. He added "Most of the patients now at the Sanitori-um are those who considered themselves in good health. Tuberculosis can affect the athlete as well as the office worker. It is no respecter of persons." Mr. Hindman stated that the fight against tuberculosis has been waged for forty years. In the early 1900's, the death rate for T. B. in the United States was 209 in 100,00. At the present time it is about 40 in 100,000, while in Lorain County, the figure has dropped to 25 in 100,000. As proof of the statement .that the dread disease is no respecter of persons, the following "Famous T. B.'s" are listed, according to the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Texas, and the Esx Mountain Sanatorium, Verona, New Jersey. Tolstoy, Stalin, Harold Stassen, Edouard Herriot, Dr. Norman Bethune, Pope Pius XII, Rossetti, Casanova, Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward, Al Jolson, Anna Pavlova, Mozart, Grieg, Alexander Graham Bell, Mme. Curie, Debussy, H. G. Wells, Dr. Paul Ehr- lich, Paul Dunbar, Henry Morgen- thau Jr., Ring Lardner, Charles Wakefield Cadman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jay Gould, John N. Gar ner, Heinrich Heine, Simon Bolivar, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Anton Checkhov, Napoleon, Eugene O'Neill, Pagagini, U. S. Grant, Maxim Gorky, Roger W. Babson, Cecil Rhodes, Thoreau, Dostoievsky, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth Browning, Balzac, Von Weber, Moliere, Shelley, Schiller, Washington Irving, Keats, Artemus Ward, Robert L. Stevenson, and Frederic Chopin. Nabakowski who is confined to-a hospital there. Mrs. Nabakowski is reported Improving.